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Guatemala population
Guatemala population now
19,036,508
A projection read at this second, not a count: the UN's totals for 1 January 2026 and 2027, joined by a straight line. 95% range for 31 December 2026: 18.9–19.4 million.
Mid-2023, UN estimate: 18,124,838
- Year
- 2026
- projection · medium
- Population, mid-2026
- 18.9680 million
- 95% range, 31 Dec: 18.9–19.4 million
- Median age
- 24.8
- Aged 65+
- 5.1%
male female projection · one cell = 5,000 people
How to read this: one row for each age, newborns at the bottom; men on the left, women on the right.
GTM · 1950–2100 · in brief
Guatemala in numbers
Guatemala had 18,124,838 people in mid-2023, the 69th-largest population of the 236 countries and areas the UN reports, and 0.22% of the world's people. That is 5.9 times its 1950 population of 3.1 million.
The UN's medium projection has it peaking in 2077 at 27.2 million, then falling to 25.9 million by 2100. The projection is uncertain: on 1 January 2100 the UN's 95% range runs from 15.0 million to 43.8 million.
Births stay ahead of deaths until 2079; in the medium projection, deaths are ahead every year after it.
The median age was 17.8 in 1950 and 23.6 in 2023; the projection has 45.9 in 2100. 4.7% of people were 65 or older in 2023, against 26.0% projected for 2100. The working-age population (15–64) is projected to peak in 2061 at 17.6 million.
By size it is the 69th country in 2023; the projection puts it 68th in 2050 and 69th in 2100. In the medium projection it overtakes Romania in 2026, Chile in 2031 and Taiwan in 2037. It is overtaken by Senegal in 2024, Zimbabwe in 2043 and Benin in 2052.
- Population, mid-2023
- 18,124,838
- Rank by population, 2023
- 69 of 236
- Share of the world, 2023
- 0.22%
- Change in a year, mid-2022 to mid-2023
- +1.55% · +276,961 people
- People per km² of land, 2023
- 169
- Land area, 2023
- 107,160 km²
- Births, 2023
- 377,167
- Deaths, 2023
- 87,523
- Net migration, 2023
- −8,940
- Children per woman, 2023
- 2.31
- Median age, 2023
- 23.6 years
- Life expectancy at birth, 2023
- 72.6 years
- In a city, 2025
- 31 of every 100
- Population, mid-1950
- 3,097,198
- Projected, mid-2050
- 24,670,857
- Projected, mid-2100
- 25,912,091
GTM · 1950–2100 · total population
Population, 1950–2100
estimate projection, up to the bottom of the 95% range 95% range medium projection. Each column is the population on 1 January of one year; the paper rules cut it into equal cells.
Show the numbers: Guatemala, 1950–2100
| Year | Kind | Population, 1 Jan | 95% range | Births | Deaths | Children per woman | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | estimate | 3,058,262 | 157,067 | 80,196 | 6.80 | 37.8 | |
| 1951 | estimate | 3,136,134 | 162,233 | 80,594 | 6.84 | 38.3 | |
| 1952 | estimate | 3,218,600 | 167,244 | 81,040 | 6.88 | 38.9 | |
| 1953 | estimate | 3,304,704 | 171,661 | 81,398 | 6.90 | 39.5 | |
| 1954 | estimate | 3,392,916 | 175,753 | 81,712 | 6.92 | 40.1 | |
| 1955 | estimate | 3,485,289 | 179,709 | 81,849 | 6.95 | 40.7 | |
| 1956 | estimate | 3,581,324 | 183,599 | 81,968 | 6.98 | 41.3 | |
| 1957 | estimate | 3,681,040 | 187,778 | 82,040 | 7.01 | 41.9 | |
| 1958 | estimate | 3,784,446 | 190,704 | 80,335 | 7.01 | 43.1 | |
| 1959 | estimate | 3,889,606 | 193,823 | 78,680 | 7.01 | 44.3 | |
| 1960 | estimate | 4,003,383 | 197,264 | 76,538 | 7.00 | 45.8 | |
| 1961 | estimate | 4,123,926 | 201,002 | 77,247 | 6.98 | 46.1 | |
| 1962 | estimate | 4,248,476 | 204,338 | 77,912 | 6.93 | 46.5 | |
| 1963 | estimate | 4,375,613 | 208,288 | 79,224 | 6.90 | 46.6 | |
| 1964 | estimate | 4,504,915 | 212,632 | 79,799 | 6.87 | 47.1 | |
| 1965 | estimate | 4,637,304 | 217,185 | 81,190 | 6.84 | 47.2 | |
| 1966 | estimate | 4,772,626 | 222,670 | 82,176 | 6.80 | 47.5 | |
| 1967 | estimate | 4,909,290 | 227,197 | 83,337 | 6.75 | 47.7 | |
| 1968 | estimate | 5,048,434 | 231,972 | 85,029 | 6.70 | 47.8 | |
| 1969 | estimate | 5,187,789 | 237,189 | 87,671 | 6.65 | 47.5 | |
| 1970 | estimate | 5,326,373 | 242,197 | 86,250 | 6.60 | 48.5 | |
| 1971 | estimate | 5,467,558 | 247,467 | 82,360 | 6.55 | 50.3 | |
| 1972 | estimate | 5,609,153 | 252,539 | 79,380 | 6.51 | 51.8 | |
| 1973 | estimate | 5,756,514 | 257,743 | 77,867 | 6.49 | 52.9 | |
| 1974 | estimate | 5,906,748 | 264,035 | 79,042 | 6.46 | 53.0 | |
| 1975 | estimate | 6,055,646 | 270,169 | 81,664 | 6.41 | 52.8 | |
| 1976 | estimate | 6,201,816 | 275,756 | 103,847 | 6.37 | 47.6 | |
| 1977 | estimate | 6,322,993 | 280,992 | 77,696 | 6.32 | 55.2 | |
| 1978 | estimate | 6,480,036 | 286,924 | 75,624 | 6.26 | 56.4 | |
| 1979 | estimate | 6,643,032 | 293,549 | 76,737 | 6.22 | 56.6 | |
| 1980 | estimate | 6,812,563 | 300,936 | 82,481 | 6.17 | 55.3 | |
| 1981 | estimate | 6,987,862 | 307,074 | 86,029 | 6.12 | 54.7 | |
| 1982 | estimate | 7,163,433 | 312,547 | 112,738 | 6.06 | 48.9 | |
| 1983 | estimate | 7,317,049 | 317,489 | 79,424 | 5.98 | 57.9 | |
| 1984 | estimate | 7,522,236 | 319,389 | 77,497 | 5.86 | 59.1 | |
| 1985 | estimate | 7,739,129 | 322,733 | 76,614 | 5.73 | 59.8 | |
| 1986 | estimate | 7,960,257 | 329,176 | 76,419 | 5.66 | 60.3 | |
| 1987 | estimate | 8,181,379 | 337,857 | 76,109 | 5.64 | 61.0 | |
| 1988 | estimate | 8,411,590 | 347,598 | 76,135 | 5.62 | 61.5 | |
| 1989 | estimate | 8,652,608 | 354,068 | 77,329 | 5.56 | 61.8 | |
| 1990 | estimate | 8,898,484 | 359,438 | 79,125 | 5.48 | 61.8 | |
| 1991 | estimate | 9,151,062 | 364,033 | 80,117 | 5.38 | 61.9 | |
| 1992 | estimate | 9,394,105 | 370,052 | 81,644 | 5.31 | 62.0 | |
| 1993 | estimate | 9,650,428 | 377,256 | 81,739 | 5.25 | 62.4 | |
| 1994 | estimate | 9,909,093 | 384,161 | 81,453 | 5.19 | 63.0 | |
| 1995 | estimate | 10,178,342 | 389,365 | 80,135 | 5.11 | 63.7 | |
| 1996 | estimate | 10,447,650 | 393,124 | 77,873 | 5.01 | 64.5 | |
| 1997 | estimate | 10,719,403 | 396,352 | 76,265 | 4.91 | 65.3 | |
| 1998 | estimate | 10,996,106 | 399,995 | 74,820 | 4.80 | 66.0 | |
| 1999 | estimate | 11,282,184 | 402,371 | 73,486 | 4.69 | 66.6 | |
| 2000 | estimate | 11,563,746 | 406,001 | 73,111 | 4.58 | 67.1 | |
| 2001 | estimate | 11,831,438 | 408,833 | 73,328 | 4.50 | 67.4 | |
| 2002 | estimate | 12,107,406 | 407,419 | 73,159 | 4.37 | 67.8 | |
| 2003 | estimate | 12,386,425 | 406,709 | 73,170 | 4.25 | 68.2 | |
| 2004 | estimate | 12,665,258 | 406,322 | 74,628 | 4.13 | 68.2 | |
| 2005 | estimate | 12,949,546 | 402,792 | 76,980 | 3.97 | 68.2 | |
| 2006 | estimate | 13,225,711 | 401,350 | 75,746 | 3.85 | 68.8 | |
| 2007 | estimate | 13,509,206 | 401,667 | 75,369 | 3.72 | 69.3 | |
| 2008 | estimate | 13,794,874 | 399,639 | 76,411 | 3.57 | 69.5 | |
| 2009 | estimate | 14,075,474 | 400,873 | 77,550 | 3.46 | 69.7 | |
| 2010 | estimate | 14,355,748 | 403,407 | 78,603 | 3.38 | 69.9 | |
| 2011 | estimate | 14,644,477 | 407,013 | 78,475 | 3.29 | 70.3 | |
| 2012 | estimate | 14,939,774 | 410,910 | 78,542 | 3.22 | 70.7 | |
| 2013 | estimate | 15,239,519 | 411,093 | 79,763 | 3.15 | 70.9 | |
| 2014 | estimate | 15,535,156 | 415,053 | 81,500 | 3.09 | 70.9 | |
| 2015 | estimate | 15,828,294 | 418,818 | 83,737 | 3.03 | 70.9 | |
| 2016 | estimate | 16,115,192 | 422,285 | 84,176 | 2.97 | 71.2 | |
| 2017 | estimate | 16,422,328 | 417,021 | 84,186 | 2.86 | 71.6 | |
| 2018 | estimate | 16,712,386 | 409,597 | 86,507 | 2.74 | 71.5 | |
| 2019 | estimate | 16,978,984 | 394,906 | 87,527 | 2.59 | 71.6 | |
| 2020 | estimate | 17,228,621 | 382,615 | 101,280 | 2.47 | 70.0 | |
| 2021 | estimate | 17,486,030 | 376,735 | 121,582 | 2.39 | 67.9 | |
| 2022 | estimate | 17,711,271 | 375,923 | 94,246 | 2.34 | 71.2 | |
| 2023 | estimate | 17,984,483 | 377,167 | 87,523 | 2.31 | 72.6 | |
| 2024 | estimate | 18,265,192 | 379,512 | 89,455 | 2.29 | 72.8 | |
| 2025 | projection | 18,547,526 | 18.5–18.6 million | 380,110 | 91,438 | 2.26 | 72.9 |
| 2026 | projection | 18,828,237 | 18.7–19.0 million | 380,396 | 93,484 | 2.23 | 73.0 |
| 2027 | projection | 19,107,719 | 18.9–19.4 million | 379,917 | 95,589 | 2.20 | 73.2 |
| 2028 | projection | 19,384,296 | 19.1–19.7 million | 379,832 | 97,777 | 2.17 | 73.3 |
| 2029 | projection | 19,658,715 | 19.2–20.1 million | 380,289 | 99,952 | 2.15 | 73.5 |
| 2030 | projection | 19,931,643 | 19.4–20.5 million | 380,934 | 102,235 | 2.13 | 73.7 |
| 2031 | projection | 20,202,863 | 19.6–20.9 million | 381,066 | 104,635 | 2.11 | 73.8 |
| 2032 | projection | 20,471,896 | 19.7–21.2 million | 381,085 | 107,068 | 2.10 | 73.9 |
| 2033 | projection | 20,738,872 | 19.9–21.6 million | 381,185 | 109,614 | 2.08 | 74.1 |
| 2034 | projection | 21,003,307 | 20.0–22.0 million | 380,511 | 112,180 | 2.06 | 74.2 |
| 2035 | projection | 21,265,039 | 20.2–22.4 million | 379,805 | 114,677 | 2.05 | 74.4 |
| 2036 | projection | 21,523,435 | 20.3–22.8 million | 378,580 | 117,287 | 2.03 | 74.5 |
| 2037 | projection | 21,777,251 | 20.4–23.2 million | 376,660 | 119,909 | 2.02 | 74.7 |
| 2038 | projection | 22,026,670 | 20.6–23.6 million | 374,555 | 122,593 | 2.00 | 74.8 |
| 2039 | projection | 22,271,744 | 20.7–24.0 million | 371,729 | 125,325 | 1.99 | 74.9 |
| 2040 | projection | 22,510,425 | 20.9–24.4 million | 368,296 | 128,094 | 1.97 | 75.1 |
| 2041 | projection | 22,743,315 | 21.0–24.7 million | 365,172 | 130,860 | 1.96 | 75.2 |
| 2042 | projection | 22,970,212 | 21.1–25.1 million | 362,011 | 133,636 | 1.95 | 75.3 |
| 2043 | projection | 23,191,477 | 21.2–25.5 million | 359,026 | 136,598 | 1.94 | 75.5 |
| 2044 | projection | 23,407,003 | 21.3–25.8 million | 356,313 | 139,463 | 1.93 | 75.6 |
| 2045 | projection | 23,617,034 | 21.3–26.2 million | 353,707 | 142,572 | 1.92 | 75.8 |
| 2046 | projection | 23,821,143 | 21.4–26.6 million | 351,317 | 145,654 | 1.91 | 75.9 |
| 2047 | projection | 24,019,767 | 21.4–26.9 million | 348,828 | 148,723 | 1.90 | 76.0 |
| 2048 | projection | 24,211,714 | 21.5–27.3 million | 347,101 | 151,938 | 1.89 | 76.2 |
| 2049 | projection | 24,399,586 | 21.5–27.7 million | 345,099 | 155,154 | 1.89 | 76.3 |
| 2050 | projection | 24,582,441 | 21.6–28.1 million | 342,959 | 158,582 | 1.88 | 76.4 |
| 2051 | projection | 24,759,273 | 21.6–28.5 million | 341,218 | 162,126 | 1.87 | 76.6 |
| 2052 | projection | 24,931,393 | 21.6–28.8 million | 339,424 | 165,703 | 1.86 | 76.7 |
| 2053 | projection | 25,098,408 | 21.7–29.1 million | 337,573 | 169,271 | 1.86 | 76.9 |
| 2054 | projection | 25,260,113 | 21.7–29.4 million | 335,557 | 173,091 | 1.85 | 77.0 |
| 2055 | projection | 25,414,922 | 21.6–29.8 million | 333,574 | 177,005 | 1.84 | 77.2 |
| 2056 | projection | 25,563,839 | 21.7–30.2 million | 331,679 | 181,173 | 1.84 | 77.3 |
| 2057 | projection | 25,706,841 | 21.6–30.6 million | 329,711 | 185,385 | 1.83 | 77.4 |
| 2058 | projection | 25,844,168 | 21.6–31.0 million | 327,406 | 189,717 | 1.82 | 77.6 |
| 2059 | projection | 25,974,548 | 21.5–31.3 million | 325,590 | 194,025 | 1.82 | 77.7 |
| 2060 | projection | 26,098,336 | 21.5–31.7 million | 323,989 | 198,644 | 1.82 | 77.8 |
| 2061 | projection | 26,215,704 | 21.5–32.0 million | 322,133 | 203,360 | 1.81 | 78.0 |
| 2062 | projection | 26,326,070 | 21.5–32.5 million | 320,194 | 208,069 | 1.81 | 78.1 |
| 2063 | projection | 26,430,171 | 21.4–32.9 million | 318,499 | 212,868 | 1.80 | 78.3 |
| 2064 | projection | 26,528,441 | 21.3–33.1 million | 316,852 | 217,701 | 1.80 | 78.4 |
| 2065 | projection | 26,619,872 | 21.2–33.5 million | 314,692 | 222,751 | 1.79 | 78.5 |
| 2066 | projection | 26,703,592 | 21.1–33.9 million | 312,510 | 227,666 | 1.79 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | projection | 26,780,836 | 21.1–34.2 million | 310,172 | 232,806 | 1.78 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | projection | 26,850,757 | 20.9–34.6 million | 307,738 | 237,858 | 1.78 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | projection | 26,913,671 | 20.8–35.0 million | 305,232 | 242,967 | 1.77 | 79.1 |
| 2070 | projection | 26,968,563 | 20.7–35.3 million | 302,832 | 248,075 | 1.77 | 79.2 |
| 2071 | projection | 27,015,345 | 20.6–35.6 million | 300,474 | 253,025 | 1.76 | 79.3 |
| 2072 | projection | 27,055,695 | 20.5–35.9 million | 298,373 | 258,040 | 1.76 | 79.5 |
| 2073 | projection | 27,088,831 | 20.4–36.3 million | 296,497 | 262,917 | 1.76 | 79.6 |
| 2074 | projection | 27,114,803 | 20.3–36.5 million | 294,128 | 267,584 | 1.76 | 79.8 |
| 2075 | projection | 27,133,567 | 20.2–36.9 million | 292,148 | 272,173 | 1.75 | 79.9 |
| 2076 | projection | 27,146,413 | 20.1–37.2 million | 290,059 | 276,768 | 1.75 | 80.0 |
| 2077 | projection | 27,153,681 | 19.9–37.5 million | 288,120 | 281,126 | 1.75 | 80.2 |
| 2078 | projection | 27,154,838 | 19.7–37.7 million | 286,115 | 285,295 | 1.75 | 80.3 |
| 2079 | projection | 27,149,019 | 19.6–38.0 million | 283,894 | 289,459 | 1.74 | 80.4 |
| 2080 | projection | 27,136,591 | 19.4–38.3 million | 281,992 | 293,249 | 1.74 | 80.5 |
| 2081 | projection | 27,118,682 | 19.2–38.5 million | 280,330 | 297,064 | 1.74 | 80.7 |
| 2082 | projection | 27,095,190 | 19.0–38.8 million | 278,185 | 300,621 | 1.74 | 80.8 |
| 2083 | projection | 27,065,454 | 18.8–39.1 million | 276,298 | 303,831 | 1.74 | 81.0 |
| 2084 | projection | 27,031,165 | 18.5–39.3 million | 274,298 | 306,904 | 1.73 | 81.1 |
| 2085 | projection | 26,991,641 | 18.4–39.7 million | 272,307 | 310,014 | 1.73 | 81.2 |
| 2086 | projection | 26,947,473 | 18.2–40.0 million | 270,385 | 312,882 | 1.73 | 81.3 |
| 2087 | projection | 26,897,839 | 18.0–40.3 million | 268,255 | 315,148 | 1.72 | 81.5 |
| 2088 | projection | 26,844,253 | 17.8–40.7 million | 266,705 | 317,063 | 1.72 | 81.6 |
| 2089 | projection | 26,787,361 | 17.5–41.1 million | 264,935 | 319,006 | 1.72 | 81.7 |
| 2090 | projection | 26,727,178 | 17.3–41.4 million | 263,164 | 320,805 | 1.72 | 81.8 |
| 2091 | projection | 26,663,032 | 17.0–41.7 million | 261,381 | 322,319 | 1.72 | 82.0 |
| 2092 | projection | 26,595,179 | 16.8–41.9 million | 259,459 | 323,565 | 1.72 | 82.1 |
| 2093 | projection | 26,523,916 | 16.6–42.1 million | 257,659 | 324,410 | 1.71 | 82.2 |
| 2094 | projection | 26,450,123 | 16.4–42.4 million | 255,846 | 325,359 | 1.71 | 82.3 |
| 2095 | projection | 26,373,596 | 16.1–42.6 million | 254,148 | 326,246 | 1.71 | 82.5 |
| 2096 | projection | 26,294,741 | 15.9–42.8 million | 252,377 | 327,022 | 1.71 | 82.6 |
| 2097 | projection | 26,213,493 | 15.6–43.0 million | 250,462 | 327,741 | 1.71 | 82.7 |
| 2098 | projection | 26,129,670 | 15.5–43.3 million | 249,008 | 328,045 | 1.71 | 82.8 |
| 2099 | projection | 26,044,351 | 15.2–43.5 million | 247,231 | 328,383 | 1.71 | 83.0 |
| 2100 | projection | 25,956,843 | 15.0–43.8 million | 245,450 | 328,388 | 1.71 | 83.1 |
Show the numbers: Guatemala, mid-2026, by single year of age
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 190,577 | 183,913 |
| 1 | 189,630 | 183,096 |
| 2 | 188,440 | 182,047 |
| 3 | 187,150 | 180,936 |
| 4 | 186,619 | 180,526 |
| 5 | 187,840 | 181,811 |
| 6 | 191,810 | 185,778 |
| 7 | 197,850 | 191,757 |
| 8 | 202,813 | 196,666 |
| 9 | 205,563 | 199,445 |
| 10 | 205,551 | 199,596 |
| 11 | 203,286 | 197,518 |
| 12 | 200,926 | 195,403 |
| 13 | 199,451 | 194,161 |
| 14 | 198,015 | 192,842 |
| 15 | 195,648 | 190,660 |
| 16 | 193,480 | 188,744 |
| 17 | 191,788 | 187,296 |
| 18 | 191,093 | 186,866 |
| 19 | 190,471 | 186,584 |
| 20 | 189,510 | 185,992 |
| 21 | 189,392 | 186,122 |
| 22 | 188,960 | 185,848 |
| 23 | 187,733 | 184,728 |
| 24 | 186,571 | 183,748 |
| 25 | 184,383 | 181,879 |
| 26 | 181,021 | 178,848 |
| 27 | 177,817 | 176,038 |
| 28 | 174,628 | 173,243 |
| 29 | 171,300 | 170,229 |
| 30 | 167,988 | 167,232 |
| 31 | 164,259 | 163,838 |
| 32 | 159,904 | 159,631 |
| 33 | 155,112 | 154,901 |
| 34 | 150,382 | 150,399 |
| 35 | 146,206 | 146,508 |
| 36 | 142,175 | 142,798 |
| 37 | 137,490 | 138,431 |
| 38 | 131,700 | 132,792 |
| 39 | 125,392 | 126,570 |
| 40 | 119,739 | 121,185 |
| 41 | 115,159 | 117,191 |
| 42 | 111,497 | 114,212 |
| 43 | 107,069 | 110,504 |
| 44 | 101,904 | 106,151 |
| 45 | 97,035 | 101,920 |
| 46 | 91,962 | 97,324 |
| 47 | 86,964 | 92,754 |
| 48 | 82,350 | 88,558 |
| 49 | 77,700 | 84,420 |
| 50 | 73,240 | 80,552 |
| 51 | 69,224 | 77,072 |
| 52 | 65,296 | 73,556 |
| 53 | 61,689 | 70,244 |
| 54 | 58,454 | 67,195 |
| 55 | 55,414 | 64,298 |
| 56 | 52,623 | 61,660 |
| 57 | 50,190 | 59,430 |
| 58 | 48,022 | 57,520 |
| 59 | 45,910 | 55,678 |
| 60 | 43,677 | 53,666 |
| 61 | 41,472 | 51,616 |
| 62 | 39,481 | 49,680 |
| 63 | 37,650 | 47,748 |
| 64 | 36,062 | 45,909 |
| 65 | 34,626 | 44,060 |
| 66 | 33,299 | 42,143 |
| 67 | 32,144 | 40,262 |
| 68 | 31,068 | 38,418 |
| 69 | 29,822 | 36,418 |
| 70 | 28,359 | 34,268 |
| 71 | 26,765 | 32,111 |
| 72 | 25,007 | 29,928 |
| 73 | 23,150 | 27,768 |
| 74 | 21,226 | 25,643 |
| 75 | 19,288 | 23,577 |
| 76 | 17,648 | 21,784 |
| 77 | 16,152 | 20,124 |
| 78 | 14,375 | 18,072 |
| 79 | 12,686 | 15,952 |
| 80 | 11,244 | 14,114 |
| 81 | 9,869 | 12,398 |
| 82 | 8,567 | 10,760 |
| 83 | 7,325 | 9,195 |
| 84 | 6,120 | 7,724 |
| 85 | 4,962 | 6,358 |
| 86 | 3,936 | 5,150 |
| 87 | 3,055 | 4,108 |
| 88 | 2,333 | 3,266 |
| 89 | 1,755 | 2,608 |
| 90 | 1,293 | 2,078 |
| 91 | 928 | 1,642 |
| 92 | 640 | 1,273 |
| 93 | 425 | 959 |
| 94 | 272 | 684 |
| 95 | 168 | 462 |
| 96 | 103 | 304 |
| 97 | 61 | 195 |
| 98 | 34 | 118 |
| 99 | 19 | 68 |
| 100+ | 19 | 73 |
GTM · 1950–2100 · every age, every year
Guatemala, every age in every year
Each column is a year and each row an age; the denser the ink in a cell, the more people. Everyone born in the same year climbs one 45° diagonal, so famines, baby booms and migration show up as streaks. Select a cell to follow its generation.
GTM · ages 15–64
Who does the work in Guatemala
On the UN's projection, Guatemala will have the most working-age people it ever has in 2061: 17,567,500 people aged 15–64. In 2023 it had 11,441,800.
aged 15–64 children under 15 aged 65 and over
How to read this: one orange square for each of 100 people aged 15–64 in 2023. Beneath them, teal for the children living alongside those 100 and violet for the people aged 65 or older.
Fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people aged 15–64 in 30 years: 2032–2061.
fewer than 50 dependants per 100 the same, projected 50 or more
How to read this: the strip runs 1950 to 2100. Coloured years are the ones with under 50 dependants for every 100 people aged 15–64; grey years are the rest, and a hatched year has not happened yet.
GTM · arrivals minus departures
Who arrives in Guatemala, and who leaves
In 2020–2025 Guatemala loses 14,197 people a year: everyone who arrives, minus everyone who leaves. The age at which that happens most is 20–24, at 2,695 a year more leaving than arriving.
more arrive than leave more leave than arrive
How to read this: each column is one age, youngest on the left. Above the line, in blue, are the ages gaining people; below it, in orange, the ages losing them. This is the UN's projection for 2020–2025 — the record of migration by age does not go back beyond 2020.
Its best and worst years between 1950 and 2023: a gain of 989 (1950), and a loss of 65,197 (2000).
In 2024, 92,732 people living in Guatemala had been born in another country, fewer than 1 of every 100 people there, against 3 in 1990.
GTM · births by the mother's age · 1950–2100
Who has the babies in Guatemala
Of every 100 babies born in Guatemala in 2023, 18 had a mother under 20, 71 a mother aged 20 to 34 and 11 a mother aged 35 or older. In 1950 it was 19 under 20 and 15 aged 35 or older.
19 · 66 · 15
18 · 71 · 11
15 · 71 · 14
The mother's age: under 20 20 to 34 35 or older projected
How to read this: shrink a year's babies to 100 and colour each one by the age of its mother — that is a block. Under it, the same three groups as numbers, starting with the youngest mothers.
- Babies born, 2023
- 377,167
- Average age when women have a baby
- 27.3 years
- 28.9 in 1950
- Babies a year per 1,000 girls aged 15–19
- 68
- 171 in 1950
Babies by the mother's age, 1950–2100
| Mother's age | 1950 | 1975 | 2000 | 2023 | 2050 projected | 2100 projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | 1,570 | 2,581 | 3,898 | 2,956 | 1,773 | 183 |
| 15–19 | 28,378 | 47,649 | 73,708 | 63,862 | 49,044 | 12,473 |
| 20–24 | 45,543 | 78,732 | 121,805 | 112,491 | 97,363 | 46,570 |
| 25–29 | 35,479 | 62,192 | 91,141 | 92,089 | 83,374 | 71,654 |
| 30–34 | 22,418 | 39,876 | 59,615 | 61,869 | 64,225 | 68,105 |
| 35–39 | 16,582 | 27,538 | 38,665 | 33,274 | 37,315 | 37,720 |
| 40–44 | 5,899 | 9,944 | 14,933 | 9,869 | 9,409 | 8,355 |
| 45–49 | 1,155 | 1,614 | 2,169 | 754 | 455 | 390 |
| 50–54 | 43 | 43 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| All babies | 157,067 | 270,169 | 406,001 | 377,167 | 342,959 | 245,450 |
The UN's births for each year, split by the mother's age in the UN's own proportions.
GTM · healthy years · 2021
Years in good health in Guatemala
A baby born in Guatemala in 2021 could expect 68.7 years of life, 59.3 of them in full health (95% range 58.4–60.0). That leaves 9.4 years in less than full health, close to the world's 9.5.
61.0 in full health, 10.9 not: 71.9 years
57.6 in full health, 8.0 not: 65.6 years
a year in full health a year in less than full health
How to read this: each square is a year of life, each row ten years; filled squares are years in full health, rounded to whole years.
Women: 61.0 healthy years of 71.9. Men: 57.6 of 65.6. In 2019, before the pandemic, the healthy years were 62.5.
GTM · forced from home · end of 2025
Displacement in Guatemala
At the end of 2025, 573,000 people were displaced inside Guatemala, about 31 of every 1,000 people living there.
- hosted from abroad5,674
- displaced inside it573,000
- Guatemala nationals abroad173,414
stayed inside their own country crossed a border
How to read this: count the squares — 10,000 people each, so the rows can be compared with one another. The last row is people from Guatemala living in another country, wherever they are.
In 2025, 1,373 people asked for asylum in Guatemala for the first time; 41,191 people from Guatemala asked for asylum in another country. Of every 100 people from Guatemala whose claims were decided that year, 16 were given protection. Who asks for asylum, and who is given it
GTM · of every 100 people
How people live in Guatemala
Of every 100 people in Guatemala in 2025, 31 lived in a city, 44 in a town or suburb and 25 in the countryside.
cities towns and suburbs rural areas
9.1 of every 100 have no electricity at home (2024). 39.8 of every 100 do not use the internet (2024).
How to read this: one square for every hundredth person, coloured as the key shows. Because the rule behind the colours is the same everywhere, two countries' squares can be compared directly.
GTM · adults 25 and over · 2020
How far people in Guatemala went in school
Of every 100 adults in Guatemala in 2020, 24 never went to school and 19 finished upper secondary or went further.
24 never went to school 23 some primary 20 finished primary 14 finished lower secondary 13 finished upper secondary 6 studied after school
Among women, 9.8 of every 100 aged 25–29 never went to school, against 47.6 of every 100 aged 60–64; among men, 6.8 against 33.7.
Its people aged 15 to 64 are projected to be most numerous in 2060; the ones who finished upper secondary are most numerous later, in 2095.
How to read this: 100 squares, one for every hundredth adult aged 25 or over, from least schooling on the left to most on the right. Counted by the Wittgenstein Centre for 2020.
GTM · cities · 2025
Cities in Guatemala
Guatemala had 31 cities in 2025, home to 5.8 million people. The largest, Guatemala City, holds 15 of every 100 people in Guatemala.
- Guatemala City2,837,708
- Quetzaltenango291,105
- Cobán229,017
- Chimaltenango175,556
- Flores146,517
- San Pedro Sacatepéquez [San Marcos]115,711
- Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa113,604
- Escuintla113,313
- Totonicapán112,939
- Mazatenango111,597
How to read this: the 10 largest cities in 2025, bars on one scale. A city is the whole built-up area on the UN's rule, not the city's own boundary.
Apparatus
Sources and method
Every figure on this page comes from the UN's World Population Prospects 2024: the annual country tables (estimates to 2023, projections with 95% intervals from 2024), and the population by single year of age and sex for the pyramid.
The censuses, surveys and registers behind the UN's estimates for Guatemala are listed, source by source, on the UN's own data sources page.
Sources: UN WPP 2024 · World Bank · UNHCR · country code lists · UN WUP 2025 · Wittgenstein Centre · WHO GHO · flag-icons · Natural Earth. Every source, its licence and how to cite it →
Checked before it was drawn
Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries The pyramid for every year was checked against the published total. What that stamp counts, and what every page here has to pass before it can be built: how this site checks its figures.